Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's EAD 100 metre freestyle

The Women's EAD 100 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 2 August at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Women's EAD 100 metre freestyle
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates2 August
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Winning time-2.30
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Canada
bronze medal    Canada
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Classification

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The events were run on a multi-disability format, which included both physically disabled and visually impaired swimmers i.e. the International Paralympic Committee’s Swimming Classification S1 – S13.[1]

  • Classes S1 – S10 are allocated to swimmers with a physical disability ranging from swimmers with a severe disability (S1) to those with a minimal disability (S10).
  • Classes S11 – S13 are allocated to swimmers with a visual impairment ranging from swimmers with no vision or may have light perception (S11) to those with some visual acuity (S13).

Format

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All classes, 1 through 13 swan together in 2 heats and a final event. Positions were determined by each athlete’s time relative to the current world record for the appropriate classification of the swimmer. This may have meant that the swimmer touching first may not have been the winner.

World records were time standardised to identify both the finalists and medal winners throughout the competition. This meant that the same ‘time marker’ was used in the heats and the final irrespective of whether the world record had been broken during the course of competition.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows;

Class Name Time Location Date
S1   Danielle Watts (ENG) 3:16.64 Stockholm, Sweden 5 August 2001
S2   Mairead Berry (IRL) 2:43.67 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S3   Patricia Valle (MEX) 2:03.94 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S4   Mayumi Narita (JPN) 1:30.06 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S5   Béatrice Hess (FRA) 1:18.99 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S6   Erin Popovich (USA) 1:19.72 Sydney, Australia 26 October 2000
S7   Danielle Campo (CAN) 1:14.64 Sydney, Australia 25 October 2000
S8   Keren Leibovitch (ISR) 1:10.25 Sydney, Australia 25 October 2000
S9 1:05.13
S10   Jessica Sloan (CAN) 1:01.67 Sydney, Australia 25 October 2000
S11   Yvette Michel (CAN) 1:11.52 New York City, United States 16 June 1984
S12   Hongyan Zhu (CHN) 1:00.01 Madrid, Spain 23 July 1998
S13   Yvonne Hopf (GER) 59.88 Atlanta, United States 21 August 1996

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Class Name Nationality Time Result Record
2 August Heats S5 Theresa Goh   Singapore 1:48.70 +29.71 GR
2 August Heats S7 Liz Johnson   Wales 1:38.56 +23.92 GR
2 August Heats S8 Matia Baun Seling   Malaysia 2:11.78 +1:01.53 GR
2 August Heats S9 Stéphanie Dixon   Canada 1:07.53 +2.40 GR
2 August Heats S9 Natalie du Toit   South Africa 1:02.83 -2.30 WR
2 August Heats S10 Sarah Bailey   England 1:07.01 +5.34 GR
2 August Final S10 Sarah Bailey   England 1:06.98 +5.31 GR
2 August Heats S11 Elaine Barrett   England 1:15.64 +4.12 GR
2 August Heats S13 Rhiannon Henry   Wales 1:05.35 +5.47 GR
2 August Heats S13 Kirby Cote   Canada 1:02.22 +2.34 GR
2 August Final S13 Kirby Cote   Canada 1:01.76 +1.88 GR

Results

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Heats

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The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Class Nationality Time Result Notes
1 2 5 Natalie du Toit S9   South Africa 1:02.83 -2.30 Q, WR
2 2 4 Kirby Cote S13   Canada 1:02.22 +2.34 Q, GR
3 1 5 Stéphanie Dixon S9   Canada 1:07.53 +2.40 Q, GR
4 2 6 Dianna Ley S9   Australia 1:07.75 +2.62 Q
5 1 2 Elaine Barrett S11   England 1:15.64 +4.12 Q, GR
6 1 2 Lara Ferguson S9   Scotland 1:09.87 +4.74 Q
7 2 3 Sarah Bailey S10   England 1:07.01 +5.34 Q, GR
8 1 3 Rhiannon Henry S13   Wales 1:05.35 +5.47 Q, GR
9 1 6 Kate Bailey S9   Australia 1:10.79 +5.66 Q
10 1 4 Karolina Pelendritou S13   Cyprus 1:06.44 +6.56 Q
11 2 7 Liz Johnson S7   Wales 1:38.56 +23.92 Q, GR
12 1 4 Theresa Goh S5   Singapore 1:48.70 +29.71 Q, GR
13 2 1 Catherine Timpang Siang S9   Malaysia 1:44.69 +39.56 Q
14 1 1 Matia Baun Seling S8   Malaysia 2:11.78 +1:01.53 Q, GR
15 2 8 Janet Nduu S9   Kenya 2:22.91 +1:19.78 Q

Final

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The final was held on 3 August at 20:25.[3]

Rank Lane Name Class Nation Time Result Notes
  4 Natalie du Toit S9   South Africa 1:02.93 -2.20
  5 Stéphanie Dixon S9   Canada 1:05.05 -0.08
  3 Kirby Cote S13   Canada 1:01.76 +1.88 GR
4 6 Dianna Ley S9   Australia 1:07.54 +2.41
5 2 Elaine Barrett S11   England 1:16.26 +4.74
6 7 Lara Ferguson S9   Scotland 1:10.17 +5.04
7 1 Sarah Bailey S10   England 1:06.98 +5.31 GR
8 8 Rhiannon Henry S13   Wales 1:06.13 +6.25

References

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  1. ^ "EAD". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.